A DDS1 tape should work in a DDS2 drive, but DDS3 and forward wont!
I purchased a bunch of 120m tapes for my DDS2 drive, and used them
for quite a while before discovering I was storing LESS information
on them than the 90m DDS2 tapes... Grrr...
If the drive works, stick to the 60m and 90m tapes :)
clint
On Sat, 29 Apr 2000, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> Question, can a DDS1 tape be used in a DDS2 drive to test the drive, or am
> I going to have to go out and spend the $$$'s on a tape to test the drive?
>
> Zane
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Received on Sat Apr 29 2000 - 22:45:42 BST